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Thanks very much for your reply!

Hi Syd38; Thanks for your quick reply, I really appreciate that. I will try to consult a migration officer as you advised on IELTS. There is one more thing though, I had had an active working visa when I joined my company (I had had 1 year on my 476 visa), so when it was about to expire, my company applied for 457 and I continued my stay here in Australia. So it looks like this, I started working for them in April 2014, in Feb 2015 I got 457 as the other visa was expiring, so when do you think that 2 years start from; a) April 2014 (my first day in the company), or b) Feb 2015 (my first day in the company on 457) I know it sounds tricky Cheers! P.S Anyone else is welcomed to answer this as well

Hello guys! First of all I wish all applicants good luck with their applications. I am applying for 186 ENS - TRS, on the 5th of February 2017, this is when I will complete my 2nd year with my employer. Everything is ready and all the necessary documents are gathered. I got 2 questions, first one is IELTS related. Now that the IELTS test results are valid for 3 years, I am OK until 14.07.2017 as I took my test back in July 14th 2014 and scored well above the requirement for this particular visa type. I got 2 friends who applied for the same visa type and got it within 6 to 8 months. As far as I can see in the posts, you guys also confirm that. 1) The question is, I will apply in February the 5th, my IELTS will be ok then, however it will take say 6 to 8 months for me to get the visa (if all goes all right) and my IELTS Test result will expire while my application is in progress ( I don’t think I will get it earlier than July 14th…), so will DIAC ask me to re-sit the exam? Or, because it was valid in the time of the application, I will be fine??? 2) Does my employer have to wait 2 years as well, in order to submit the nomination? Your replies will be highly appreciated. Thanks